What does this move by Campbell mean for the rest of the conference? Could Belmont or Lipscomb be convinced by the Ohio Valley to join? Especially if Jacksonville State decides to follow Samford to the Southern Conference. Are these realistic possibilities, or am I off base?

What does this move by Campbell mean for the rest of the conference? Could Belmont or Lipscomb be convinced by the Ohio Valley to join? Especially if Jacksonville State decides to follow Samford to the Southern Conference. Are these realistic possibilities, or am I off base?

They are all realistic enough that they've been on the Conference Realignment Grid...so i agree with you at least.

What does this move by Campbell mean for the rest of the conference? Could Belmont or Lipscomb be convinced by the Ohio Valley to join? Especially if Jacksonville State decides to follow Samford to the Southern Conference. Are these realistic possibilities, or am I off base?

It is possible, but that all depends on what direction the OVC wants to go towards. It's doubtful Jax State will go to the SoCon until someone leaves there. Belmont or Lipscomb could go to make 12, but this means if a school were to leave they'd have to find a scholarship football school or coerce Morehead State to go back to scholly football. I'm also wondering if they would want to split up, or like being crosstown rivals to each other. I do eventually see them shedding ETSU, Belmont and Lipscomb to become kind of a Deep South version of the Big West.

What does this move by Campbell mean for the rest of the conference? Could Belmont or Lipscomb be convinced by the Ohio Valley to join? Especially if Jacksonville State decides to follow Samford to the Southern Conference. Are these realistic possibilities, or am I off base?

Jax State probably won't leave the OVC unless someone leaves the SoCon to open up a spot. I could see either Belmont or Lipscomb coming in to set the OVC at 12, but this would put them in a squeeze to find another I-AA football school should JSU leave. But I also wonder whether Lipscomb or Belmont actually want to be separated, or whether they want to be closely linked crosstown rivals.

Eventually I could see those two schools and ETSU being shed and the conference becoming more of a Deep South version of the Big West.

What does this move by Campbell mean for the rest of the conference? Could Belmont or Lipscomb be convinced by the Ohio Valley to join? Especially if Jacksonville State decides to follow Samford to the Southern Conference. Are these realistic possibilities, or am I off base?

Jax State probably won't leave the OVC unless someone leaves the SoCon to open up a spot. I could see either Belmont or Lipscomb coming in to set the OVC at 12, but this would put them in a squeeze to find another I-AA football school should JSU leave. But I also wonder whether Lipscomb or Belmont actually want to be separated, or whether they want to be closely linked crosstown rivals.

Eventually I could see those two schools and ETSU being shed and the conference becoming more of a Deep South version of the Big West.

Nomorespinsports,Quinn,Tarkiokid, and FresnoStAlum,thanks for the posts.

Atlantic Sun MB thread discussing whether or not the league needs to replace Campbell prior to their leaving with another core member in order to keep their BB Autobid.Link at http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=369368

Tarkio, are you padding your post count or does your computer have a stuttering problem

The database server (mysql) has been a bitch lately, to put it bluntly. The site is fine and regular speed, but the forums need to access the SQL server and there has been a hiccup of late. I'm just hoping it works itself out...

Fresno StAlum,thanks for the post.Article out of Richmond with comments by Atlantic Sun Commish who indicates that his league is not currently looking to expand.Comments from Longwood AD who would like his school to join either the Atlantic Sun or the Big South.Link at http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/sports ... 025/267832

There has been talk of this on the ncaabbs board for a while. I hope they stick to the plan. We could see N.Kentucky, N.Alabama, Lincoln Memorial, LeMoyne and W.Georgia join D-I soon after the moratorium is lifted. This would offset the loss of WSSU, Centenary, and New Orleans. The others Oklahoma City, C.Oklahoma, Tarleton St., Grand Canyon, and Bellarmine have also been looking into D-I.

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